Plants serve many purposes, like attracting pollinators, but this list of beautiful species has a very important job -- ...

Ticks and the diseases they carry are only becoming more common. But new treatments and vaccines might not be too far off.

Every year, nearly 31 million people in the U.S. are bitten by a tick. Tick-related illnesses like Lyme disease are on the ...

A main worry is blacklegged ticks, also called deer ticks, which can spread Lyme disease ... Wear long sleeves and pants, and ...

See how many tick bite-related emergency department visits the Northeast has seen this summer compared to last summer.

In a data analysis, Alleghany residents were about 25 times more likely to contract Lyme disease, and Watauga residents were ...

Black legged deer ticks, American dog ticks, Asian longhorned ticks, and lonestar ticks are the four types of ticks most common in Kentucky.

Tick exposure is higher this year than any of the last three years, an experts said. Plus, a new species is surging.

Ticks are already prevalent in the woods in Lorain County. However, health officials now report that another species of tick has migrated to the area, bringing the threat of Lyme disease with it.

Visits to the Emergency Room for tick bites this summer are spiking well above those of previous years, Centers for Disease ...